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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-23
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Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
Fats as TOniCy,

Fats, especially those which arc of easy digestion, like cod liver oil and sweet cream, are also essential to the well-bcing of the nervous system. The peculiar substance-neurine- in all nervous structures contains fat as an kessential constituent. It is remarkable that most snervous" individuals have strong aversion to fats as articles of diet. This is extremely unfortunate, for the omission of fats and oils from the diet tends to not only continue the nervous ness, but to increase the irritability and weakness. Cod liver oil is most valu- able medicine in such cases, because it is already partly digestcd by admixturc with the bile sccreted by the liver of tho fish, and thus rendered still more easy of absorption. The labor of digestion is thus partly taken away from the tasks to be performed by the invalid. Of coursc
 the fishy odor is objectionable at first, but this is generally easily overcome by continuing its use for short time
 There arc few preparations on the mar ket in which oil of some kind has been partially digcstcd by admixturc with pancrcatinc. Emulsions thus made arc | palatable but much more expensive than the crude oil.-[Globe-D Democrat.
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
After the Battle.

The aspect of troops of all arms of the service, writes Colonel J. B. Gandol- fo, in St. Louis Globe Democrat, is very different in battle from tho trim and neat parade appearance, but nowhere il! this difference so marked as in the ar tillery. It was always most interesting to mo to watch battery going into ac- ton. The artlllerymen were very careful at all times to dress strictly in accordance with regulations and when battery took position every cannoneer looked as if he had just prepared him. self for inspection. Nothing could be heater and moro uniform than their ap- pcarancc. But this did not last long. As the fire began to get hot a jacket here and there would be thrown off; next the collars would go, and often the shirts. The men were soon bathed in precipitation, which they would hastily brush off with their powder blackened hands, leaving great marks whcrcvcr they touched themselves. When the men began to fall and were carried to the rear by their comrades, blood stains were added to the powder marks, and at the close of the fight the artillerymcn, so remarkable for their fine appearance at it's opening, presented tho most hor- rible spectacle that can be imagined. But they soon removed all trace of the fray, and by the next day were as clean | and neat as evcr
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
Muscular Force.

A strong man will, with muscles eMeighing only4a pollnd4or -tMo,- lift a weight of several hundred pounds. But, unconsciously to himself, the strong mans muscles of the chest move in the act of respiration two hundred pounds, fifteen to twenty times minute.
 A bird on the wing is a striking cx- ample of sustained muscular exertion. For hour after hour the Australian swal- low, which is never seen to rest, sustains its flight. The English swift flies all day long, and, apparently, is proof against fatigue.
 An ordinary speaker uttcrs 1500 differ cnt vocal sounds in minute, which gives the one -ti(tieth of second for each contraction of the muscles of the tongue. MT. Gladstone speaks, on 1m- portant occasions, three and four hours, and yet his muscles continue to act, till tho close of his speech with astonishing velocity.
 Astounding as is tho velocity of tho muscles of tue human tongue it is tor toise's force in comparison with the vc- locity of gnat's wings. Its hum varies with the rapidity of its wings vibra- tions, and their rate can be asccrtaincd from the pitch of the note. Estimated by this it has been found that an cx- cited gnat moves it's wings many hun. dred times second. Youths Com nanion
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
The Oldest Newspaper.

It is generally believed that the Times of London and the Gazette de France of Paris are the oldest papers in existence, but this appears to be mistake. The honor belong to the Chinese who possess 2 journal started nearly 1000 years ago. Its name is The King Pan. It was found
 ed says learned bib.iophist, in the year 911 of the Christian era. At first it was published at irregular periods, but in 1861 it became weekly, In 1904 it underwent another transformation, and appeared daily. It costs halfponny and issues three editions. The morning sdition, printed on yellow paper is de- voted to commerce.; the noon edition, printed on white paper, contains official acts and miscellaneous news, while the evening edition, printed on rcd paper, Is taken up with political information and leading articles. It is edited by six members of the Academy of Science, anl the total sale of the three editions is i4, 900 copies. --- Pall Mall Gazette.
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
StOWaWayS,

stowaways trouble English steamers more this year than ever before. To fad ten or fifteen of them is common thing. They make friends with the men who load the vessels, and arc put away wher- ever they can be secrctcd. In vessels that bring over brick the loadcrs will build up little room around two or three men, and in several cases from a dozen to two dozen men have thus been sccrcted. Most of them arc tramps. They only remain in their hiding places till the vessel is well out to sea, when they mako their appearance to be sup ported during the rest of the voyage - Philadelphia Call,
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
Fighting from Balloons.

Military balloon experiments of vari- ous kinds arc being tried in England off Dungeness. Thus range firing has been watched from captive lalloon, while a similar craft is sent aloft empty and fired at by shrapnel shell, to ascertain how near balloon may pass to the cncmy's lines without being hit. Some capital photographs have been taken from a height of 4000 feet in small balloon remaining only few minutes in the air. The balloon carries an automatic citmera, which produces good view of the country beneath.
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
AOuatic Birds and Musscls.

The plausible suggestion made by Darwin as to the agency of aquatic birds In the wide dispersal of frcsh-water mol lusks, was singularly confirmed several years after by Mir. ArthurF. Gray shoot ing duck which had clinging to one of Its toes fresh water musscl. Dr. J. w. Fewkcs has recently recorded the shoot ing of duck in Sebec, Maine, which was in like manner transporting fresh- water musscl. The same bird had been observed several days before with this curious companion clinging to its foot, and had the duck been migrating at tho time it might have transported the mus sel many hundreds of miles.-lPopular Science Monthly.
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
She Could Say R.

The director of q large girls school in French Canada, which is patronized by many American families, tells story of pert New England girl, with whom the instructors had any amount of diff culty, quite naturally, in getting her to sound the letter r. When letter has been unpronounccd for gen erations, it comes hard to the young. This New England girl had been labored with for so long q time over tho sound of the I in French words that she came to re- gard the instruction in this particular as great bore; and when the director himself took her in hand one day, and said:
 ''Now, see here, Miss -, I want you to pronounce the r for me-" she put on look of unuttcrablc wcarincss. ''Now, please pronounce for me an Eng hsh word," he persisted, "that begins with an I, and be sure that you sound the letter.'
 'R-r-r-r-r-rats! !" exclaimed the Amer ican girl, with snap in her eyes, Philadelphia Press.
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
A Hawk DrOWnS a Black bird.

The English paper Land and Water publishes and credits to "local paper," a story told by Scotch railrord laborcr, who saw hawk swoop upon ablackbird which was singing on a bush by tho side of the River Ettrick. The black bird, he says, was at once unpcrchcd and carried to the ground, struggling and screaming in the talons of his ad versary. The hawk, evidently finding considerable difficulty fin dispatchin2 the bird, dragged it along the ground to shallow pool, where he put Iii, head under water and stood on it til his victim was drowned.
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
A Chinese Hospital.

In one of the most crowded thorough fares of the- Chinese quarter of Shanghai there has stood for forty years frco native hospital mainly supported by the European community. Very strange its wards look at first to English visitors, The patients bring their own bedding, consisting of bamboo and wadded quilt Those who can move about arc the only regular attendants of those who cannot. The house surgeon and dis penscr is Christian Chinaman, for thirty years connected with the hospi- tai, and ono of the first converts of Q mission school. Yearly about 800 pa- tients pass through the wards and the proportion of deaths is small. Last year there were 56 and in the dispensary more than 22,000 cases were treated. From very far distances many of the poor suffering creatures come and back to their far-off homes many a healed one has carried a blessing greater than bodily healing, for we believe that nowhere, at home or abroad, could bet ter proof be found than in the Shang- hai of the benefit of combining medical and Gospel work. Daily the waiting room, seated for 300, is crowded with men, women and children, long before the dispensing hour, and daily an Eng fish missionary, as conversant with their language as his own, sets before this waiting multitude the Word of I4e. ''l bclieve," writes Christian physician, who for some years had tho oversight of this work, ''that the Chinese undergo more suffering for want of medical knowledge than any other nation in the world. In an institution like this al- most daily under good surgeon, may the blind receive sight, the deaf hear, the lame walk. ."-[ Culver.
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
The consul of the United States a,

The consul of the United States at Maracaibo, Venezuela, reports the dis s'covery of white child, little boy, in possession of white woman living near the border of the Goajira peninsula, who had received him from band of Indians the latter stating that they found him abandoned near Bahia Honda and that he spoke no Spanish nor any Indian dia- lect. The boy is intelligent, but has the Albino peculiarity of being nearly blind by day, although by candle light his sight is perfect. He is supposed to be a survivor of wreck and to be a native of the north coast of Europe, perhaps Sweden or Norway. The consul became godfather to the boy.
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
Clever Dry Goods "BUyers." :"

have seen wholesale 'buyers' in the New York custom-house, before what is called the Board of Re-appraiscment-a "a sort of court where testimony is taken as to the value of goods on which duty is to be paid-and do not know of a brighter, kccncr set of men. Their quickness and ability to judge of the quality and value of goods is almost phenomenal They will examine a whole row of silks, for instance, in a few minutes, testing them by touch, and sometimes examining them through small magnifying glass; nine times out of ten they will tell, within the smallest fraction of cent, what the cost price of every piece of silk is in Europe. A wholesale buyer commands a large sal ary, say from 5000 to $10, GOO year, with frequent trips to Europe, on whicf
 all his expenses are paid. -[St. Nicholas.
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
HUMOROUS.

The two-legged crank is tho hardest to turn.
 It would seem natural for carpenter to have a numbering gait.
 It is perceptibly warmer when a sea- faring man has doubled the cape.
 In midnight fight between two gen. tlcmcn cats there is no tom-foolcry.
 Although not much talked about the postage stamp is on cvcrybody's tongue.
 "All But" is the title of story by Rose Terry Cooke. Probably the history of a billy goat.
 Curiously enough the man who is al- ways in pickle doesn't preserve his tenn per worth cent.
 A Canadian farmer has calf which cats turkey whenever it gets chance. The carnivorous bovine should be named "The Czar."
 A St. Paul man had the blood of living lamb injected into his veins, as a remedy for general debility, and he has looked shecpish ever since.
 Edison has invented graphophone whose voice is clear and distinct. Men with well regulated wives don't need any of these ncw-fangled things.
 "What is the interior of Africa prin- cipally used for7" asked teacher of the class in geography. "For the purpose of exploration" answered tho head boy.
 'Why is small boy like woman2" said certain man to his troublesome wife. No response. ''Bccausc he will make man grown" said the conun- drumist.
 Lady of the house (urging company to caD-Pleasc help yourselves Do just as you would in your own house. am always so glad when my friends arc at homo.
 "What are chilled ploughs, papaT asked the little son of an agriculture professor. 'Oh, my son." was the wise reply, 'thcy arc ploughs which have stood out in the furrow all winter.
 "My dear old friend, how wcrc you able to acquire such an immense for tunc" "By very simple method. " "What method was that9' "Whcn was poor made out that l was rich, and when got rich I made out that was poor"
 Employer 0o new boO: John, how many times day do you want me to tell you to shut that door2 New boy: My last boss used to have to tell me fifteen times before l did a thing, but he paid mo more wages than you do; guess you'd better make it twenty.
 "I've trunk you cannot lift" said he
 "Ha, hal" said the luggage man. ''Lead on!" he cried, Cor stand aside
 I'll bet you shilling I can." He followed fast till they stopped at last-
 "Now lift the trunk, said he; But he lost his bet, for it stands there yet The trunk of 0 poplar tree.
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
The Toy Balloon Industry.

Many are tho ways in which tho sons of Italy earn their daily bread, some of tho methods being entirely unique and restricted to this race of people. One very flourishing business is that carried on in toy balloons, orc Italian having an entire monopoly of the trade in this city He employs about fifteen persons to as. sist him, ten of these being salcsmcn, who hawk tho pretty but fragile goods on the street, down the river, at country fairs and all other places where large numbers of persons congrcgate. The balloons, uninflated, are purchased by the hundred from French firm in New York, which imports several millions of these goods every year, ana--sost fifty cents dozen for the best grades. The cheaper grade sells at wholesale for thir- ty cents a dozen, and these when inflated with common, every day air and covered with few daubs of paint retail for ten cents apiece. This kind, however, last only for few hours, as the air soon es- capes and the balloon becomes practical ly useless. The better grade arc inflated with gas and it is here where tho Italian in question obtains tho ''insidc track" he being the only pos sessor in Providence of the machine necessary for making the gas and Initiating the balloons. Tho ma chine he keeps strictly guarded and con- cealed from the eye of the oi polloi, and the few entcrprising Italians who have in the past ordered balloons upon their own account have been compelled to come to him for imitation, so that now the trade has fallen entirely into his hands. His machine has capacity of supplying gas for and filling 12O of the | ordinary sized balloons at time, and this operation, once tho gas is made, can be performed in forty minutes. Two persons arc kept busy in tying the nccks of the balloons as soon as they are filled with gas. A long thread is at tached to each one. They are then covered with Q few colorcd designs, l done by aid of stencil plates, and the goods are ready for the spcddler, who sells these gas balloons at fifteen cents apiece. That there is money in tho business is more than evident from the fact that the "boss" has quite recently purchased two houses aad one or two building lots on Mount Pleasant and his employees arc fairly we'll paid. He never carries a large stock of inflated balloons in his laboratory, as there is more or less leakage through the thin rubber or which the balloon is made, but he has no difficulty in filling a large order on the shortest notice. --[ Provi- dence Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
A LITTLE HERCULES.

Away back in the sixties l was finan- cially interested in two or three Texas enterprises with man named George Sloane. That was his right name, but in many localities in Texas he was known only as Nervy George. I have seen great many statements con cerning g his adventures in print, but all more or less exaggerated. Some of the advcn- lures which came about while we were in company I will now give to the press for the first time.
 Sloane was an Ohio Loy, and l made
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12

The thieves who ransaci vacant dwell ings in New York have nothing to learn in the way of disarming suspicion. A resident In an uptown street, when about to go into the country this sum- mer, said that he felt quite safe regard ing his house, as widow who lived op- positc was worth dozen policemen She saw everything and knew every body, and no thief could carry off coal scuttle under her eye without having a hue and cry at his heels When the New Yorker returned from his vacation he found that his house had been raided, and that his neighbor had watched the proceedings in serene contentment. The thieves had provided themselves with a key tagged with his name. They had put on overalls and jumpers to look like honest workmeu, and had driven up to the house in cart with an imposing dis play of tools. But their finest touch the device that blinded the widow-was the calling of police officer to point out the house for them. They ascer- taincd when tho officer on the beat would put in an appearance. Then they waited till he had passed the premises drove after h1m to ask where Mir Blink lived and brought him back te slow them the place and see that al was right. That settled their standing fer the widow. The absentee had over Tt q her acutencss. Instead of being as good as dozen policemen, one off CUT was quite too much for her.
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
"NO, Thank Ton, Tom"

They met, when they were girl and boy, Going to the school one day, And, "Won't you take my g-top, dearr Was all that he could say. She bit her little pinafore, Close to his side she came; She whispered, "No, no, thank you, Tom," But took it all the same. They met one day, the self-same way, When ten swift years had flown; He said "rve nothing but my heart, But that is yours alone. And won't you take my heart" he said, And called her by her name; She blushed and said, "No, thank you, Tom, But took it all the same. And twenty, thirty, forty years Have brought them care and joy; She has the little peg-top still He gave her when a boy. "rve had no wealth, sweet wife" says he, "I've never brought you fame;" She whispers, ''No! no, thank you, Tom, You've loved me all the same!"
 -lF. E. Weatherley.
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
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his death will bo shortly followed by rain.
 ''Hc is as cross as if he got out of bed on the wrong side," is a common ex- pression.
 The custom of walking arm in arm may owe its origin to a belief in the olden time that if two persons were walking together and another passed be- tween them, they would be disappointed in something they intended to do.
 The charm against this is for all par tics to say "Good morning. ."--[Wash- ington Star.
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12

One of tho latest freaks of military -scicnce is the training of watch dogs for sentry duty The French War Minister has given orders that dogs shall be tried in connection with advance-post duty and taught to bark. at the approach of an enemy or straDgcr Dogs arc also to be used as scouts; and if they prove use- ful, they are to be attached to all the line regiments and stationed regularly with the double sentries. s'Letting loose the dogs of war" thus promises to have literal as we'll as metaphorical n,canipo
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
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A statistician of benevolence has just recounted large endowments amounting to SIG, 900, 900 which have been given or bequcathed to religious and secular institutions within the past three months. Among them are 15O acres of costly land for a park in one city, $780, 900 for the establishment of a park in another, $100, 900 to one university, s1,- GOO, 900 to another, s15O, 900 to a hospi, tai, and so on to the end of the list of all the free institutions that feed or heal the bodies of the poor, minister to their souls, or cultivate and enlarge their ,ripfle
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
Tho Tirnd RnOtS

A little Boston boy, aged six, is of very imaginative temperament. Quite recently his mother noticed that at bed time each night he laid his little boots together upon their sides, instead of set ting them upright.
 "Pray tell me why you always place your boots that way" said mamma; and the child replied:
 "Bccausc they must bc tired walking so much all day; lay them sideways so that they can rest"
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12

The first Chinese physician to be egularly licensed and authorized to practice in this country was registered
 ia New Orleans recently. He is a grad uate of a medical school, in China, and asked to be allowed to practice among his own countrymcn in the Crescent
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12

A professor has given up his chair in Edinburgh University to devote himself to work in behalf of the understrata of society. Says he: 'Iet Greek die; let Hebrew die, and learning go to tho dogs. But, let human beings live, and let brotherhood, charity and fraternal feelings prevail"